Les évolutions qui ont caractérisé le marché du travail se sont traduites par de substantielles modifications de la composition des revenus des ménages et ont pu affecter l'inégalité de la répartition de ces revenus. Notre objectif est d'analyser l'évolution de la contribution des...

Starting from the problem of existence of a Walrasian equilibrium in relation to the question of survival, the consequences of imposing a minimum real income are studied within the framework of a simple macro-economic model with a disaggregated labor market. Two solutions are considered to face...

The consequences of imposing a minimum real income are studied within the framework of a general equilibrium model in which unemployment is compensated by transfers. With a disaggregated labor market, the equilibrium distribution of employment and real wages is characterized, depending on th...

Why since at least two decades macroeconomic policies have been so active in the US and so passive in Europe? I contend that social norms have changed and that the new norms call for a greater degree of inequality. Then macroeconomic policies have to be active in the United States and passive in...